This is about Plate-O-Shrimp, a band that existed in Minneapolis, MN between 2002 – 2005. What follows are a handful of live recordings which the band has graciously allowed me to share on Live Music Archive with other past, present and future fans.
[links to recordings provided in posts below]
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Plate-O-Shrimp • 2002-02-17
Minneapolis, MN • 7th St. Entry
TCPunk Party • All-Covers set
[01] Grizzly Adams [William Woodson • The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams TV Series opening narration] (01:55.46)
[02] Big Mess [Gerald V. Casale • Devo] (02:40.16)
[03] interim / comments (00:43.20)
[04] unidentified title (01:59.05) [Sheila: vocals]
[05] I Wanna Be Your Dog [The Stooges] (04:13.26) [Sheila: vocals]
[06] interim / comments (01:11.56)
[07] Attitude [Glenn Danzig • Misfits] (01:27.49) [Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[08] Blitzkrieg Bop [The Ramones] (01:58.57) [Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[09] Chinese Rocks [Dee Dee Ramone; Nolan, Thunders, Hell] (01:53.19) [Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[10] I Don’t Care [The Ramones] (01:58.16) [Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[11] I Wanna Be Sedated [The Ramones] (02:17.27) [Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[12] interim / comments (00:16.53)
[13] French People Suck [Tesco Vee, Lyle Preslar • The Meatmen] (00:52.49)
[14] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley; D.O.A.] (02:14.72)
[15] When The Shit Hits The Fan [Hetson, Morris • Circle Jerks] (02:37.33)
[16] interim (00:39.49)
[17] Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer • Earl Vince And The Valiants (Fleetwood Mac)] [Reno: vocal] (01:44.30)
[18] interim / comments (00:50.36)
[19] A Town Called Malice [Paul Weller • The Jam] (02:54.46)
[20] interim (00:21.67)
[21] The Kids Are Alright [Pete Townshend • The Who] (02:18.31)
[22] Sonic Reducer [Chrome, Thomas, Magnum, Zero, Blitz, Bators • Dead Boys] [Reno: vocal] (03:04.60)
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
The Hundred Flowers
Possibly:
Kontrol Panel [?]
This was one of a few parties thrown by various folks associated with the TCPunk message board. For this occasion, Plate-O-Shrimp performed a set of mostly classic punk songs written by other bands, featuring various friends as guest vocalists on songs throughout the set.
Steve “Moldy Ramone” Moldenhauer : vocals on tracks 7 – 11 – subsequently released on the Moldy Shrimp CDR release One Ugly Puppy].
John mentions that the upcoming Wednesday night will be Prohibition Night, and the Bill will be: POS / KGO / Back Stabbath / Vaseline Alley
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2002-08-01
Minneapolis, MN • Seventh Street Entry
[01] Down And Out (02:34.39)
[02] Blanket Apology (03:02.62) >
[03] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley; D.O.A.] (01:53.16) >
[04] 2626 (02:11.20)
[05] Headbanger (00:37.23)
[06] Passing Through (02:25.71)
[07] interim / Ollie comments (00:41.01)
[08] Out Of Hand (03:02.68)
[09] interim / comments (00:23.20)
[10] Won’t Go Away (02:55.33)
[11] Seven Bad Days (02:29.00)
[12] interim / comments (00:15.42)
[13] Boss Of Me (01:31.49)
[14] interim / comments (00:28.34)
[15] D-R-U-N-K (03:06.12) >
[16] Mexican Caravan (02:44.40)
[17] Stop Calling Me (04:03.15)
[18] unidentified title (02:30.37)
[19] Quicksand (02:46.15)
encore:
[20] Sonic Reducer [Dead Boys; Chrome, Thomas, Magnum, Zero, Blitz, Bators] (02:48.44)
[21] Chinese Rocks [Dee Dee Ramone; Nolan, Thunders, Hell] (02:14.19)
[22] Fox On The Run [The Sweet; Scott, Connolly, Tucker, Priest] (03:38.05)
[23] Headbanger (00:40.14)
[24] end runout (00:56.33)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
with:
Ollie Stench [vocals : tracks 20 – 22]
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
Kontrol Panel
Ed Gein Fan Club
A-Bomb Nation
Although I didn’t mention it in my notes, I believe this was one a handful of parties thrown by the good folks behind the TCPunk Message Board. I reckon I was too caught up in recording and drinking to bother with little things like footnotes. Subsequently, there was a bit of confusion as to the correct date – MNHS lists the date as 2002-08-01, whereas I had it listed as 2002-08-10. I opted to go with the MNHS listing, as I only recorded A-Bomb Nation and Ed Gein Fan Club once, and they are both mentioned during the Plate-O-Shrimp set, as well as Kontrol Panel.
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2002-10-04
St. Paul, MN • Christensen’s Big V’s Saloon
CD Release Show
cassette side A (42:00.49):
[01] unidentified title (00:54.44)
[02] Down And Out (02:21.72)
[03] Passing Through (02:38.09)
[04] interim / comments (00:15.13)
[05] Out Of Hand (03:04.04)
[06] interim / comments (00:12.59)
[07] Quicksand (02:30.39)
[08] interim / tuning (00:32.32)
[09] Won’t Go Away (02:52.33)
[10] interim / comments (00:44.67)
[11] Seven Bad Days (02:24.64)
[12] interim / band callouts (00:36.32)
[13] Boss Of Me (01:23.46)
[14] interim / comments (00:36.18)
[15] D-R-U-N-K (02:55.16) >
[16] Mexican Caravan (02:45.45)
[17] Blanket Apology (02:51.44) >
[18] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley; D.O.A.] (01:51.52) >
[19] 2626 (02:10.36)
[20] interim (00:22.61)
[21] Stop Calling Me (03:58.73)
[22] interim / comments (00:19.38)
[23] Halloween [Glenn Danzig • Misfits] (01:28.67) >
[24] Where Eagles Dare [Glenn Danzig • Misfits] (01:52.33)
[25] end runout (00:15.27)
cassette side B (22:39.31):
[26] interim / comments (03:22.15)
[27] Fox On The Run [Scott, Connolly, Tucker, Priest • The Sweet] (03:12.68)
[28] interim / comments (00:54.00)
[29] Somebody’s Gonna Get their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer] (01:48.42)
[30] Chinese Rocks [Dee Dee Ramone; Nolan, Thunders, Hell] (02:11.06)
[31] R-A-M-O-N-E-S [Phil Campbell, Würzel, Lemmy, Phil Taylor • Motörhead] (01:21.27)
[32] Sonic Reducer [Chrome, Thomas, Magnum, Zero, Blitz, Bators • Dead Boys] (02:40.06)
[33] interim / comments (01:06.24)
[34] 6 Before 7 (03:10.51)
[35] interim / tuning (00:47.03)
[36] I Don’t Care [Ramones] (01:45.15)
[37] end runout (00:19.74)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
Invasion Earth
Pushrods
Plate-O-Shrimp • 2002-10-19
Minneapolis, MN • Seventh Street Entry
[01] Down And Out (02:29.08)
[02] Passing Through (02:47.08)
[03] Out Of Hand (02:57.11)
[04] Rocking My Brain (04:28.71)
[05] interim / comments (00:17.45)
[06] Big Mess [Devo] (02:45.01)
[07] Won’t Go Away (02:58.20)
[08] 6 Before 7 (03:10.00)
[09] interim / comments (00:18.73)
[10] Boss Of Me (01:37.26)
[11] D-R-U-N-K (03:07.49) >
[12] Mexican Caravan (02:24.47)
[13] interim / tuning / feedback (00:27.59)
[14] Quicksand (02:33.46)
[15] Seven Bad Days (02:26.21)
[16] Stop Calling Me (03:45.47)
[17] interim (00:16.48)
[18] Fox On The Run [The Sweet; Scott, Connolly, Tucker, Priest] (02:55.54)
[19] Sonic Reducer [Dead Boys; Chrome, Thomas, Magnum, Zero, Blitz, Bators] (02:58.65) [w/ Moldy Ramone: vocals]
[20] end runout (02:23.13)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Arcwelder
Plate-O-Shrimp
Robot Boy
Plate-O-Shrimp
Track 19 features Steve “Moldy Ramone” Moldenhauer on vocals, and was released on the limited edition Moldy Shrimp CD-R [One Ugly Puppy; 2002]
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2003-01-29
with Jean Chapdelaine
Minneapolis, MN • 7th St. Entry
Annual Cover Band Contest / Pretenders set
[01] Precious [Chrissie Hynde] (03:21.31) [beginning cuts in]
[02] Tattooed Love Boys [Chrissie Hynde] (03:08.61)
[03] interim (00:44.39)
[04] The Wait [Chrissie Hynde] (03:38.51)
[05] interim (00:22.25)
[06] Stop Your Sobbing [Ray Davies] (02:41.74)
[07] interim (00:13.07)
[08] Brass In Pocket [Chrissie Hynde] (03:07.28)
[09] Mystery Achievement [Chrissie Hynde] (05:22.32)
[10] end runout (02:08.20)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Jean Chapdelaine Kontrol Panel] (vocals)
All tracks from The Pretenders 1980 self-titled debut LP.
Track 6: originally performed by The Kinks (1964)
Track 4 was on the setlist as Hurt, but was actually The Wait.
The 2003 annual cover band contest included:
Arcwelder + friends: David Bowie set
Plate-O-Shrimp + friends: Pretenders set
Uberscenester: Blue Weezer Cult set
Mammy Nuns: Guns + Roses set
Panel Of Experts: Clash set
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2003-04-19
Minneapolis, MN • Terminal Bar
cassette side A (44:54.39):
[01] Down And Out (02:33.72) >
[02] Passing Through (02:27.26)
[03] Blanket Apology (02:40.64) >
[04] Fuck You (01:48.26) >
[05] 2626 (02:05.11)
[06] interim / comments (00:28.42)
[07] Seven Bad Days (02:23.06)
[08] interim / band callouts (00:19.53)
[09] Out Of Hand (03:03.33)
[10] Words Go On (02:22.33)
[11] Rocking My Brain (04:17.59)
[12] interim / comments (01:09.48)
[13] Julie’s Been Working For The Drug Squad [The Clash] (02:59.08)
[14] interim / comments (00:13.11)
[15] 6 Before 7 (03:05.34)
[16] interim / comments (00:35.19)
[17] Dusted You (02:31.64)
[18] interim / comments (00:15.59)
[19] Boss Of Me (01:33.31)
[20] D-R-U-N-K (02:56.53) >
[21] Mexican Caravan (02:23.36)
[22] Quicksand (02:27.15)
[23] interim (00:12.61)
cassette side B (05:08.51):
[24] Big Mess [Devo] (02:27.12)
[25] Chinese Rocks [Jesse Boldt: vocals] (02:10.16)
[26] end runout (00.31.23)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
Hot Rod Hearse
[couldn’t make out the other name – ?]
Track 17 was introduced as a forthcoming split-single w/ The Goochers, but ended up on a split w/ The Unstuck.
Track 25 features Jesse Boldt on vocals
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2004 [actual date unknown!]
Minneapolis, MN • 7th St. Entry
11th Annual Cover Band Contest • Mission Of Burma set
[01] introduction (00:25.39)
[02] Academy Fight Song (03:07.17)
[03] interim (00:12.59)
[04] The Ballad Of Johnny Burma (01:58.65)
[05] unidentified title (03:33.44)
[06] Fame And Fortune (03:31.00)
[07] This Is Not A Photograph (01:51.08)
[08] interim (00:24.38)
[09] The Setup (03:02.43)
[10] That’s When I Reach For My Revolver (04:05.74)
[11] end runout (02:30.26)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
All songs originally performed by Mission Of Burma
2 : Academy Fight Song single A-side (1980)
4 : Vs. (1982)
5 : ???
6, 7, 10 : Signals, Calls, And Marches EP (1981)
9 : ONoffON (2004)
Bill:
Housebreaker
Plate-O-Shrimp
Terry Eason
It’s driving me nuts that wasn’t able to identify track 5, as I believed I own every record ever released by Mission Of Burma. That one has me stumped!
I never wrote down a date for this particular show, and although I also recorded the Housebreaker set, I don’t seem to have a date on that one either. Best guess is 2004, since I was still using the Sharp MD unit, and also because the band included a track from the ONoffON LP. I really needed to slow down a bit back then!
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2004-05-13
Minneapolis, MN • Seventh Street Entry
[01] start (00:17.35)
[02] Passing Through (02:31.23)
[03] Blanket Apology (02:56.31)
[04] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley • D.O.A.] (01:54.68)
[05] 2626 (02:08.33)
[06] interim (00:17.00)
[07] Down And Out (02:26.44)
[08] interim (00:15.45)
[09] Please Stand By (03:37.32)
[10] Quicksand (02:25.14)
[11] Tornadoes (02:52.05)
[12] interim / comments (00:40.36)
[13] D-R-U-N-K (03:14.11) >
[14] Mexican Caravan (02:38.25)
[15] Rocking My Brain (04:29.16)
[16] worry about me (03:01.14)
[17] interim (00:13.44)
[18] 6 Before 7 (03:12.63)
[19] interim / joke (00:32.55)
[20] Out Of Hand [aborted] (00:59.17)
[21] interim (01:17.69)
[22] Out Of Hand (02:51.12)
[23] interim / comments (00:26.22)
[24] Boss Of Me (01:19.09)
[25] unidentified title [head is spinning] (02:18.74)
encore:
[26] interim (00:56.58)
[27] Somebody’s Gonna Get their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer] (01:41.70)
[28] Sonic Reducer [Chrome, Thomas, Magnum, Zero, Blitz, Bators • Dead Boys] (02:45.63)
[29] trivia question / end runout (01:19.25)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
Trailer Park Queen
Pistol Whipped
Faggot
Live Sound: Randy Hawkins
Bartender: Paul Wenzel
Birthday: Tim Kennedy
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2004-07-27
Minneapolis, MN • Seventh Street Entry
[01] unidentified title (00:29.08) [beginning truncated]
[02] Lobotomy [Ramones] (01:54.71)
[03] Seven Bad Days (02:22.31)
[04] Please Stand By (03:33.02)
[05] Quicksand (02:30.33)
[06] Tornadoes (02:55.09)
[07] interim / tuning / comments (00:17.72)
[08] Boss Of Me (01:30.28)
[09] Station 4 (00:57.45)
[10] unidentified title (02:16.44)
[11] D-R-U-N-K (03:28.59)
[12] interim (00:18.35)
[13] Surfin’ Bird [Carl White, Al Frazier, Sonny Harris, Turner Wilson Jr. • The Rivingtons / The Trashmen] (02:05.65)
[14] unidentified title (02:19.44)
[15] Do You Wanna Dance? [Robert Freeman] (02:05.33)
[16] interim / Ollie (00:26.40)
[17] Chinese Rocks [Dee Dee Ramone; Nolan, Thunders, Hell] (01:53.74)
[18] interim / Reno (00:22.09)
[19] Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer] (02:00.24)
[20] end runout (00:29.70)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Plate-O-Shrimp
The Master Bators
Live sound:
Randy Hawkins
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2004-11-20
St. Paul, MN • Christensen’s Big V’s Saloon
[01] start (00:24.25)
[02] Out Of Hand (02:55.30)
[03] Blanket Apology (02:55.49) >
[04] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley • D.O.A.] (01:57.33) >
[05] 2626 (02:00.43)
[06] interim / tuning (00:43.02)
[07] Please Stand By (03:38.03)
[08] Quicksand (02:36.21)
[09] Tornadoes (02:53.49)
[10] interim / tuning (00:27.74)
[11] Boss Of Me (01:31.28)
[12] interim (00:08.71)
[13] Station 4 (01:03.18)
[14] unidentified title [head is spinning] (02:21.43)
[15] D-R-U-N-K (03:22.72) >
[16] Mexican Caravan (02:32.04)
[17] Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer] (01:55.61)
[18] end runout / set music (00:39.12)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
Midnight Evils
Plate-O-Shrimp
Peggy Suicide
Six Six Crush
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Plate-O-Shrimp • 2005 [date unknown!]
St. Paul, MN • Turf Club
Hüsker Dü cover set
[01] start (01:52.30)
[02] New Day Rising [Bob Mould, Husker Du] (02:16.31)
[03] The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill [Grant Hart] (02:49.10)
[04] I Apologize [Bob Mould] (03:48.46)
[05] Diane [Grant Hart] (04:56.28)
[06] Never Talking To You Again [Grant Hart] (01:07.09)
[07] Every Everything [Grant Hart] (01:42.15)
[08] I Don’t Know For Sure [Bob Mould] (02:14.62)
[09] Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely [Grant Hart] (03:22.27)
[10] Makes No Sense At All [Bob Mould] (02:27.29)
[11] Dead Set On Destruction [Grant Hart] (02:26.73)
[12] end runout (00:18.18)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
All songs originally recorded by Hüsker Dü
original tracks from:
2, 3, 4 : New Day Rising • SST • 1985
5 : Metal Circus • SST / Reflex • 1983
6 : Zen Arcade • SST • 1984
7, 10 : Flip Your Wig • SST • 1985
8, 9, 11 : Candy Apple Grey • Warner Bros. • 1986
WARNING: This is a pretty lo-fi recording!
This was a brilliant idea – Plate-O-Shrimp turn their interpretive skills on one of the twin towns’ most beloved power trios. If only the sound quality of this recording was as good as the promise of this set. Ah well, it still stands as a testament to not only the band playing the songs, but the band that wrote them as well. Overall, an interesting representation of the Hüsker Dü power pop repertoire [post-Land Speed Record era], leading up to the transition from an independent band to a major label, bypassing the earlier hardcore era altogether.
Unfortunately, the details of this blazing little set escape my memory – that is a rare occurrence, but I reckon it’s bound to happen once in a while. I have the original cassette, but apparently I was too caught up in the moment to write down a date, so that’s all I’ve got for the time being.
One online source suggests that Plate-O-Shrimp played a Husker Du cover set at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 31, 2017. That seems pretty unlikely, but if it did happen, I was definitely not there. 2005 seems more likely for this set.
Plate-O-Shrimp • 2005-03-17
St Paul, MN • Christensen’s Big V’s Saloon
[01] start (01:47.39)
[02] comments (00:30.00)
[03] Suspect Device [Stiff Little Fingers] (02:31.30)
[04] Please Stand By (03:26.00)
[05] Out Of Hand (03:06.37)
[06] Quicksand (02:20.63)
[07] Tornadoes (02:50.08)
[08] interim (00:16.50)
[09] 2626 (02:07.29)
[10] 6 Before 7 (03:07.62)
[11] Station 4 (01:11.21)
[12] Boss Of Me (01:19.23)
[13] interim (00:12.03)
[14] unidentified title [in the morning] (02:32.47)
[15] D-R-U-N-K (02:58.47) >
[16] Mexican Caravan (02:15.46)
[17] interim / comments (00:14.62)
[18] Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight [Jeremy Spencer] (01:50.23)
encore:
[19] interim (00:52.43)
[20] Blanket Apology (02:46.11) >
[21] Fuck You [Joe “Shithead” Keithley • D.O.A.] (02:01.01)
[22] end runout (00:46.25)
John Ensley : Bass, Vocals
Bruce Gustafson : Drums
Mark Niebuhr : Guitar
Bill:
The Summer People
All American Cheap Shots
Ten Extra Pounds
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